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Humza Spring 2015 Finals > Ancient History: General Vocabulary > Flashcards

Ancient History: General Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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patricians

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upper class people in Rome

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plebeians

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lower class people in Rome

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consuls

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people who live in a foreign country to promote and protect the governments citizens and interests there

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magistrate

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civil officer who administers the law

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5
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tribunes

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chosen by plebeians to protects their interests

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veto

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reject or pass a law

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dictator

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when one leader has his own rules and everyone has to abide by it

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senate

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smaller upper assembly

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assembly

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group of people together for a common purpose

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executive branch

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responsible for enforcing laws

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11
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legislative branch

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creates laws

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12
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judicial branch

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responsible for passing laws

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mercenary

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primarily concerned with making money

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14
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messiah

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leader or savior of a group

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disciples

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a follower lead by a leader

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16
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prefect

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magistrate in certain countries

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17
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parabel

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story to illustrate a spiritual lesson

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18
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sabbath

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a day of religious observance from work

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epistle

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a letter

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20
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gentiles

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person who is not Jewish

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21
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dissent

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hold or express opinions

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samaritans

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people closely related to Judaism

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blasphemy

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great disrespect shown to God

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corvus

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a small constellation adjoining Virgo on the south

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missionaries

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person sent to foreign country to do religious work

26
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martyr

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a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a religion, cause, etc

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latifundia

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great landed estate

28
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zealous

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feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person

29
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Quran

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holy book for Muslims

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Allah

A

Muslim God

31
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Sunni

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Sunnis accept that the first four Caliphs, including Ali, were the rightful followers of Muhammad.

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Shiite

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Shiites believe imams are descendants of the Prophet.

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sufi

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they believe in absolute belief in God

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manorialism

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the peasants of medieval Europe were rendered dependent on their land and on their lord.

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fief

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a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations

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secular

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not connected to religion

37
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manor

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a large estate

38
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feudalism

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a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

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monastery

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a place where a community stays, usually monks

40
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homage/fealty

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the formal public acknowledgment by which a feudal tenant or vassal declared himself to be the man or vassal of his lord, owing him fealty and service.

41
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excommuication

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to cut off from communion with a church

42
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heresy

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any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs, customs, etc.

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monk/nun

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people who have a big belief in religion

44
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King

A

person who rules a castle

45
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lord/noble

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a person who authority and control

46
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knight/vassal

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person who guards the castle

47
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serf/peasant

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poor/lower class people

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status quo

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in the state in which

49
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proselytize

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to convert or attempt to

50
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permeate

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to pass into

51
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imam

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someone who leads the prayers in Islam religion

52
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capitalism

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a way of organizing the economy

53
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communism

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a way to organize a society//no private property

Humza Spring 2015 Finals (13 decks)

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